petrmisan(25)•in #cryptocurrency•2625 days agoBumpBump...1petrmisan(25)•in cryptocurrency•2625 days agoBumpBump...1
petrmisan(25)•in #gametheory•2711 days agoWhy you shouldn't slow down to look at a road accident [Nobel laureate Thomas Schelling]People slow down to enjoy a look at the wreckage on the other side of the divider. Curiosity has the same effect as a bottle-neck. Even the driver who, when he ...2petrmisan(25)•in gametheory•2711 days agoWhy you shouldn't slow down to look at a road accident [Nobel laureate Thomas Schelling]People slow down to enjoy a look at the wreckage on the other side of the divider. Curiosity has the same effect as a bottle-neck. Even the driver who, when he ...2
petrmisan(25)•in #elonmusk•2721 days agoElon Musk likes artsy chicksTo date, we know that Elon Musk has dated/married a successful: Novelist Television Actor (twice) Movie Actor Musician. I hope the thing with Grimes works out. ...1petrmisan(25)•in elonmusk•2721 days agoElon Musk likes artsy chicksTo date, we know that Elon Musk has dated/married a successful: Novelist Television Actor (twice) Movie Actor Musician. I hope the thing with Grimes works out. ...1
petrmisan(25)•in #politics•2722 days agoThe Conman's Magic TrickThe real confidence game feeds on the desire for magic, exploiting our endless taste for an existence that is more extraordinary and somehow more meaningful. Bu...0petrmisan(25)•in politics•2722 days agoThe Conman's Magic TrickThe real confidence game feeds on the desire for magic, exploiting our endless taste for an existence that is more extraordinary and somehow more meaningful. Bu...0
petrmisan(25)•in #shopping•2723 days agoHow Men Shop vs How Women ShopObserve how women and men shop and you’ll see that not much has changed. Women feel fabric, try on shoes with a dress, and ask to see things in different colors...0petrmisan(25)•in shopping•2723 days agoHow Men Shop vs How Women ShopObserve how women and men shop and you’ll see that not much has changed. Women feel fabric, try on shoes with a dress, and ask to see things in different colors...0
petrmisan(25)•in #philosophy•2723 days agoEmbracing RejectionThe main reason for embracing rejection is that rejection is better than regret. Rollo Tomassi, 'The Rational Male' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FK901R8...3petrmisan(25)•in philosophy•2723 days agoEmbracing RejectionThe main reason for embracing rejection is that rejection is better than regret. Rollo Tomassi, 'The Rational Male' https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FK901R8...3
petrmisan(25)•in #immortality•2731 days agoWhat a longer life does to societyConventionally, living for longer is seen as being older for longer. There is evidence that this convention will be reversed and people will be younger for long...2petrmisan(25)•in immortality•2731 days agoWhat a longer life does to societyConventionally, living for longer is seen as being older for longer. There is evidence that this convention will be reversed and people will be younger for long...2
petrmisan(25)•in #immortality•2764 days agoBeing immortal will change what we will do with our time (Nick Bostrom)In devising the sort of projects that lend meaning and a sense of cohesion to our lives, we presuppose that we will live for a certain number of years; say, unt...1petrmisan(25)•in immortality•2764 days agoBeing immortal will change what we will do with our time (Nick Bostrom)In devising the sort of projects that lend meaning and a sense of cohesion to our lives, we presuppose that we will live for a certain number of years; say, unt...1
petrmisan(25)•in #success•2765 days agoOn Spotting Our Own Biases (Eliezer Yudkowsky)We’re especially loath to think of our views as inaccurate compared to the views of others. Even when we correctly identify others’ biases, we have a special bi...0petrmisan(25)•in success•2765 days agoOn Spotting Our Own Biases (Eliezer Yudkowsky)We’re especially loath to think of our views as inaccurate compared to the views of others. Even when we correctly identify others’ biases, we have a special bi...0
petrmisan(25)•in #fashion•2766 days agoThe Politics of Italian Fashion: Versace as 'New Money'While the fashion house was based in Milan, none of the Versaces had particularly liked the city. They had come from Italy’s deep south, a languid, backward, ma...2petrmisan(25)•in fashion•2766 days agoThe Politics of Italian Fashion: Versace as 'New Money'While the fashion house was based in Milan, none of the Versaces had particularly liked the city. They had come from Italy’s deep south, a languid, backward, ma...2
petrmisan(25)•in #investing•2772 days agoHedge Fund King Steve Cohen: Optimizing Time for Making $$$There was almost no time in a twenty-four-hour day Cohen didn’t use for a moneymaking purpose, and he attributed much of SAC’s success to this work ethic. Cohen...1petrmisan(25)•in investing•2772 days agoHedge Fund King Steve Cohen: Optimizing Time for Making $$$There was almost no time in a twenty-four-hour day Cohen didn’t use for a moneymaking purpose, and he attributed much of SAC’s success to this work ethic. Cohen...1
petrmisan(25)•in #anarchy•2779 days agoAn economic transaction is not an exchange between two items of equal value (Murray Rothbard)Exchange is the prime basis of our economic life. Without exchanges, there would be no real economy and, practically, no society. Clearly, a voluntary exchange ...0petrmisan(25)•in anarchy•2779 days agoAn economic transaction is not an exchange between two items of equal value (Murray Rothbard)Exchange is the prime basis of our economic life. Without exchanges, there would be no real economy and, practically, no society. Clearly, a voluntary exchange ...0
petrmisan(25)•in #investing•2781 days agoPeter Thiel's default state is to embody contradictionThiel’s default state is to embody contradiction. Doing so is what makes him such a brilliant investor, considering each trade and investment anew from a dozen ...1petrmisan(25)•in investing•2781 days agoPeter Thiel's default state is to embody contradictionThiel’s default state is to embody contradiction. Doing so is what makes him such a brilliant investor, considering each trade and investment anew from a dozen ...1
petrmisan(25)•in #taleb•2786 days agoDon't Get an Assistant! (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)One of the best pieces of advice I have ever received was the recommendation by a very successful (and happy) older entrepreneur, Yossi Vardi, to have no assist...0petrmisan(25)•in taleb•2786 days agoDon't Get an Assistant! (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)One of the best pieces of advice I have ever received was the recommendation by a very successful (and happy) older entrepreneur, Yossi Vardi, to have no assist...0
petrmisan(25)•in #jamiedimon•2787 days agoJamie Dimon's greatest ability“He has an amazing sense of risk,” says his former colleague at Smith Barney, Bob Lessin, currently vice chairman of investment bank Jeffries & Company. “He und...0petrmisan(25)•in jamiedimon•2787 days agoJamie Dimon's greatest ability“He has an amazing sense of risk,” says his former colleague at Smith Barney, Bob Lessin, currently vice chairman of investment bank Jeffries & Company. “He und...0
petrmisan(25)•in #investing•2787 days agoHaving a dinner conversation with Peter ThielEven if Thiel were just an ordinary investor, dinner with him would make anyone nervous. One quickly finds that he is a man notoriously averse to small talk, or...1petrmisan(25)•in investing•2787 days agoHaving a dinner conversation with Peter ThielEven if Thiel were just an ordinary investor, dinner with him would make anyone nervous. One quickly finds that he is a man notoriously averse to small talk, or...1
petrmisan(25)•in #taleb•2789 days agoAcademic writing is more complicated than necessary because the authors lack skin in the gameThings designed by people without skin in the game tend to grow in complication (before their final collapse). There is absolutely no benefit for someone in suc...0petrmisan(25)•in taleb•2789 days agoAcademic writing is more complicated than necessary because the authors lack skin in the gameThings designed by people without skin in the game tend to grow in complication (before their final collapse). There is absolutely no benefit for someone in suc...0
petrmisan(25)•in #art•2789 days agoThe New York Art Market for Rich PeopleThe art market offered a way to transform wealth into an alluring form of influence and power. “It is not even cool to be a billionaire anymore—there are, like,...0petrmisan(25)•in art•2789 days agoThe New York Art Market for Rich PeopleThe art market offered a way to transform wealth into an alluring form of influence and power. “It is not even cool to be a billionaire anymore—there are, like,...0
jrcornel(25)•in #cryptocurrency•2814 days agoIf history repeats, crypto could be days away from a massive rally! Ned Scott speaks?https://s14.postimg.cc/it1jftv0x/DcERxsyVAAAj5lb.jpg If things were to play out even remotely similar to how they did last year, we could be days away from the ...46jrcornel(25)•in cryptocurrency•2814 days agoIf history repeats, crypto could be days away from a massive rally! Ned Scott speaks?https://s14.postimg.cc/it1jftv0x/DcERxsyVAAAj5lb.jpg If things were to play out even remotely similar to how they did last year, we could be days away from the ...46
petrmisan(25)•in #anarchy•2817 days agoWeekend Reading...Looking forward to spending the whole weekend on the beach, reading Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek and Murray Rothbard! https://media.giphy.com/media/MFOgu5B...1petrmisan(25)•in anarchy•2817 days agoWeekend Reading...Looking forward to spending the whole weekend on the beach, reading Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek and Murray Rothbard! https://media.giphy.com/media/MFOgu5B...1